Bhopal, July 1 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday said that district collectors and other officials have been directed to ensure proper arrangements for the safe and smooth conduct of the Kanwar Yatra along the routes in the state.

"The month of Sawan is about to start. Today, I have told my cabinet ministers, all collectors, and officials to do whatever is possible to make the routes of the Kanwar yatra and government places safe," CM Mohan Yadav told reporters.

In the Kanwar Yatra procession, Kanwariyas collect water from a river and carry it hundreds of kilometres to offer it to the shrines of Lord Shiva. Devotees across the country perform worship, fasting and pilgrimage dedicated to the Lord Shiva.

Earlier las...